10-Tier Vertical Storage System — 3000x1500mm Sheet, Automated (New, Herochu)

NEW TO ILS: Automatic Vertical Storage Tower — Stop Losing Floor Space and Forklift Hours to Flat Sheet Storage

If your sheet and plate stock is still stacked flat on the floor, in a cantilever rack, or wherever it fit last time the forklift came through — you already know the cost. Damaged edges, wasted floor space, and someone spending half their morning hunting for the right sheet.

The Herochu S-Series Single-Tower Automatic Storage System replaces that with a PLC-controlled vertical tower: load your sheet once at the weighing station, and the system tracks, stores, and retrieves it automatically — full inventory visibility, no more manual searching.

This is a first for ILS — we don't normally sell storage automation, we sell the laser and welding gear that feeds it. We've brought this in because too many of our customers' cutting cells are only as fast as the guy walking the floor looking for stock.

WHAT IT DOES
- 10-tier vertical storage, PLC + 15" touchscreen control (Siemens PLC, manual / semi-auto / fully automatic modes)
- Automated weight detection at load — every sheet logged by dimension, weight and material as it goes in
- Dual loading via forklift or overhead crane
- Real-time monitoring: pallet position, overheight detection, empty-slot verification
- Built-in safety guardrails and light curtains

KEY SPECS
- Max sheet size: 3000 x 1500mm
- Max load per layer: 3,000kg (3-tonne pallet)
- Repetitive positioning accuracy: ±2mm
- Communication protocol: Siemens S7
- Sensor protection rating: IP67
- Core components: Siemens PLC, Omron encoders and proximity switches, CHINT/Schneider Electric electricals, INVT servo drives — established industrial brands, not generic no-names

WHY ILS
- We're the only ANZ supplier bringing this specific automated tower to market — not a repackaged pallet racking system, an actual PLC-driven inventory tower
- Full local support behind it — same team you already deal with for your laser and welding gear
- Finance options available — talk to us before you rule this out on price alone

Also available in 4000 x 2000mm and 6000 x 2500mm configurations at 5-tonne per pallet, for larger stock or heavier plate — ask about pricing on those variants.